{"id":75508,"date":"2022-07-21T19:30:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/?p=75508"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:59:03","slug":"salad-with-grapes-walnuts-blue-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/salad-with-grapes-walnuts-blue-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Salad with Grapes, Walnuts & Blue Cheese Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Salad with Grapes, Walnuts & Blue Cheese Dressing is a new favourite. It\u2019s made with simple ingredients and is packed with flavour thanks to contrasts of textures and flavours. It\u2019s made of of crisp greens (romaine lettuce and radicchio), sweet, juicy grapes, crunchy celery and nutty-flavoured toasted walnuts, and tossed together with a chunky blue cheese buttermilk dressing (no-mayo). The combination is seriously delicious.<\/p>\n

Grapes, Walnuts and Blue Cheese \u2014 a classic pairing<\/h2>\n

This salad is all about classic pairings: grapes, cheese and nuts. It\u2019s no wonder that is tastes so absolutely delicious. Even for non-blue cheese fans. This magic combination transforms a simple bowl of lettuce to the next level. Even celery is one of those things that are terrific with blue cheese. Just think about how good a Celery Salad with Apple & Blue Cheese salad tastes. Another classic combo.<\/p>\n

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Ingredients Tips<\/h2>\n

Lettuce:<\/strong> Mini romaine lettuce is the perfect choice here. Its crisps leaves are a perfect base for this salad. I like to add radicchio leaves as well, as it gives the salad a pop of color and also compliments to the other ingredients.<\/p>\n

Grapes:<\/strong> I recommend seedless red grapes (black grapes are also great), they are naturally sweet and pair best in this salad. In contrast, green grapes are sour and tangy. However, feel free to use your favourite varieties or a mix.<\/p>\n

Blue cheese:<\/strong> Roquefort is my go to choice here, but you could also use gorgonzola piccante<\/a> (aged and more crumbly than gorgonzola dolce). There are other blue cheese options too, the main thing should be that the cheese is rich and creamy while firm enough to crumble or to be cut into small pieces.<\/p>\n

Celery:<\/strong> Most importantly, be sure you are using fresh, crisp celery (not limpy stalks). Crunchy celery is what is needed here. If you don\u2019t have it on hand, you can also skip it.<\/p>\n

Walnuts:<\/strong> For salad\u2019s like this; I toast the walnuts in a dry skillet on the stove. It only takes a few minutes and brings out their delicious nuttiness.<\/p>\n

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How to adapt this Salad with Grapes, Walnuts & Blue Cheese Dressing<\/h2>\n